Rag'n'bone Man Sings For Son: 'one Day He Will Hear How I Felt'

Only six days to make recordings due to the corona crisis

Rag'n'Bone Man describes himself as a normally withdrawn person, but in the studio had no trouble opening up to the songwriters he had just met. "I actually immediately became friends with the people I worked with there. They are not just colleagues, but almost family. They really made me feel like I could be honest and say anything. It was actually very easy and natural."

Just as three weeks of admissions were scheduled in Nashville, the corona pandemic came into play. "Because of self-isolation there were only six days left. That was a bit stressful, but the pressure it brought was good. Because of this we really played the record live as a band and that actually made the songs sound better. "

The inconvenience of fame

The album also features a duet with Pink. The singer describes his colleague's voice as "magical" and says that since their first meeting in 2017, there has been talk of a collaboration.

“The song Anywhere Away From Here was already part of the album, but it seemed like the perfect song to record as a duet. I am very grateful for the fact that she was so enthusiastic and immediately recorded her part. I keep squeezing my arm every now and then because an artist like Pink wants to work with me. "

'I was not at all prepared for my fame'

Rag'n'Bone Man wrote the lyrics to Anywhere Away From Here about the great difficulty he had with his fame. "I was totally unprepared for it. Everyone suddenly knew who I was and I found it uncomfortable to be in rooms full of people who wanted my attention. It felt unnatural to have a picture with a hundred people. Of course it is a compliment, but sometimes I just wanted to be saved by a friend and go to the pub. "

When asked if he has now found a way to deal with it, he answers firmly, "I've gotten better at saying no. Rather, I felt an obligation to do what people wanted me to do. Now I have my mental health is no longer a thing of the past. I now know that in terms of work, things can sometimes get crazy, so I have to separate that world from my private life. "